Pregovori 22
1 Dobro ime je bolje izbrati kakor velika bogastva in ljubečo naklonjenost raje kakor srebro in zlato.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
2 Bogati in revni se srečajo skupaj; Gospod je stvarnik njih vseh.
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
3 Razsoden človek sluti zlo in se skrije, toda naivneži gredo dalje in so kaznovani.
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
4 S ponižnostjo in strahom Gospodovim so bogastva, čast in življenje.
The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
5 Trnje in zanke so na poti kljubovalnega; kdor varuje svojo dušo, bo daleč od njih.
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
6 Vzgajaj otroka na poti, po kateri bi moral iti, in ko je star, z nje ne bo zašel.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 Bogati vlada nad revnim in dolžnik je služabnik upniku.
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 Kdor seje krivičnost, bo žel prazne reči in šiba njegove jeze bo prenehala.
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 Kdor ima radodarno oko, bo blagoslovljen, kajti od svojega kruha daje revnim.
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 Spôdi posmehljivca in spor bo šel ven, da, spor in graja se bosta končala.
Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
11 Kdor ljubi neoporečnost srca, bo zaradi milosti njegovih ustnic kralj njegov prijatelj.
He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
12 Gospodove oči varujejo spoznanje in on ruši besede prestopnika.
The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.
13 Len človek pravi: »Zunaj je lev, umorjen bom na ulicah.«
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 Usta tujih žensk so globoka jama, kdor je preziran od Gospoda, bo padel vanjo.
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
15 Nespametnost je vezana na otrokovo srce, toda svarilna šiba jo bo odgnala daleč od njega.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Kdor stiska ubogega, da narastejo njegova bogastva in kdor daje bogatim, bosta zagotovo prišla v potrebo.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
17 Nagni svoje uho in prisluhni besedam modrega in svoje srce usmeri k mojemu spoznanju.
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
18 Kajti to je prijetna stvar, če jih varuješ znotraj sebe, poleg tega bodo pristojale na tvoje ustnice.
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
19 Da bo tvoje trdno upanje lahko v Gospodu, sem ti to dal spoznati ta dan, celo tebi.
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
20 Mar ti nisem napisal odličnih stvari v nasvetih in spoznanju,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
21 da ti lahko dam spoznati zagotovost besed resnice, da boš lahko odgovoril besede resnice tistim, ki so poslani k tebi?
to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
22 Ne ropaj revnega, ker je reven, niti ne stiskaj prizadetega v velikih vratih.
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
23 Kajti Gospod bo zagovarjal njihovo pravdo in oplenil duše tistih, ki jih plenijo.
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
24 Ne sklepaj prijateljstva z jeznim človekom in z besnim človekom naj ne bi šel,
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
25 da se ne bi naučil njegovih poti in svoji duši pridobil zanko.
or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
26 Ne bodi nekdo izmed tistih, ki udarijo v roko ali izmed tistih, ki so pôroki za dolgove.
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
27 Če nimaš ničesar za plačati, zakaj bi izpod tebe vzel tvojo posteljo?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
28 Ne odstranjuj starodavnega mejnika, ki so ga postavili tvoji očetje.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
29 Vidiš marljivega človeka v svojem poklicu? Stal bo pred kralji, ne bo stal pred navadnimi ljudmi.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
